The Matchday 8 Bundesliga clash between Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayern Munich will take place on October 25 at Borussia-Park. Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Bayern Munich: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Borussia Monchengladbach
In the last round, Eugen Polanski's team suffered a 1-3 defeat away to Union Berlin. As a result, Borussia Monchengladbach extended their winless streak in the Bundesliga to 14 matches (5 draws, 9 losses). Furthermore, the team remains the only one in the current championship yet to register a victory. The club has accumulated three points and is at the bottom of the league standings. Notably, in terms of goals scored this Bundesliga season, Borussia, along with Heidenheim, is among the two lowest-scoring teams (6 goals each).
- The club has not won in their last seven home matches in the Bundesliga (3 draws, 4 losses).
- At least one opponent failed to score in 4 of the last 5 home league matches.
- No more than three goals were scored in 9 of Borussia's last 13 home Bundesliga games.
Predicted lineup for Borussia Monchengladbach (4-4-2)
Moritz Nicolas – Joe Scally, Nico Elvedi, Kevin Diks, Marvin Friedrich – Rocco Reitz, Jens Castrop, Philipp Sander, Yannick Engelhardt – Florian Neuhaus, Haris Tabakovic.
Midfielder Robin Hack, as well as forwards Nathan Ngoumou and Tim Kleindienst, are unavailable due to injuries.
Bayern Munich
In the last round, Vincent Kompany's side overcame Borussia Dortmund at home with a 2-1 victory. Consequently, Bayern Munich extended their winning streak in the Bundesliga to nine matches, with six of those being emphatic victories. The Munich side has collected maximum points and leads the standings, increasing their gap to five points over the second place. Additionally, the club boasts the best goal-scoring (27) and defensive records (4) in the current championship. Bayern is also the only team yet to drop points away in this Bundesliga season.
- The team has won 6 of their last 7 away matches in the league.
- The club has scored exactly 3 or 4 goals in seven previous away Bundesliga matches.
- At least four goals were scored in 6 of Bayern's last 7 away league matches.
Predicted lineup for Bayern Munich (4-5-1)
Manuel Neuer – Sacha Boey, Jonathan Tah, Dayot Upamecano, Konrad Laimer – Luis Diaz, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Nicolas Jackson, Michael Olise – Harry Kane.
Defenders Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Ito, as well as midfielder Jamal Musiala, will not play due to injuries.
Referee
Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Matches – 19 (Bundesliga, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 64;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.4;
Red cards shown – 3;
Average fouls per match – 21;
Penalties – 16%.
Match Prediction: Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Bayern Munich
For the hosts, this season has been disappointing, and even at home, Borussia Monchengladbach has not won for a long time. However, it is worth noting that the team rarely plays poorly at home. In their last nine home Bundesliga matches, the club has suffered five defeats, but only in one of those losses did the opponent's advantage exceed two goals. Furthermore, Borussia has never lost by a large margin in their last six home league encounters with Bayern.
The Munich side has started this season very strongly, securing 11 victories across all competitions without a slip-up. The team has plenty of matches where they won convincingly, but such dominant performances away from home are relatively rare: in the last 15 away Bundesliga matches, Bayern achieved a large victory in only four instances.
Considering the fact that the visitors will be playing with fatigue from a Champions League match, I do not expect a significant dominance from Munich, and my prediction: Borussia Monchengladbach with a handicap (+2.5)
* The starting lineup for each team is based on their previous match in this tournament.
